‘Now, Jill, what would you like to be when you grow up?’
‘I’d like to be an equal opportunity commissioner.’
‘What a lovely idea. And you, Jack?’
‘Yes. I’d like to be an equal opportunity commissioner too.’
‘Oh I am sorry, but I’m afraid that’s not really a career for boys.’
Poor Jack. He’s too young to know that in the world of equal opportunity one place you won’t find equal opportunity is in commissions for equal opportunity.
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